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Video: Dominic Fumusa Talks Returning to the Stage in JASPER
by Nicole Rosky - September 28, 2022

Dominic Fumusa is currently starring onstage in the World premiere of Grant MacDermott's play JASPER off-Broadway, directed by Katie McHugh, which opened off-Broadway at The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center. He's telling us all about his latest gig in this video!

VIDEO: Celebrate National Arts In Education Week with Tony-Winning Teacher, Roshunda Jones-Koumba
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - September 13, 2022

It’s National Arts In Education Week! To celebrate, BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge is chatting with the 2022 Excellence in Theatre Education Award winner, Roshunda Jones-Koumba, whose acceptance speech earned a standing ovation on Tony night. Watch the full video interview!

VIDEO: Kate Baldwin Talks Heading West to Support Her Hometown Theatre
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - September 9, 2022

Kate Baldwin is coming home! Beginning tomorrow, September 9, Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre will stream Kate Baldwin’s Broadway Comes Home- a concert and documentary film featuring footage from her intimate concert last year in front of a small, invited audience on the stage of Skylight’s Cabot Theatre, along with scenes from a visit to her hometown. Watch the full video interview as she chats with Richard Ridge about the project!

VIDEO: John Cameron Mitchell & Donny McCaslin Talk the Legacy of David Bowie and the Premiere of BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - September 5, 2022

Later this month, Charlotte’s Blumenthal Performing Arts will present the world premiere of BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY, The Music of David Bowie, with featured guest vocalist John Cameron Mitchell. A collaboration between BLACKSTAR SYMPHONY Artistic Director Donny McCaslin and The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, led by Conductor Tim Davies, the concert is a unique and singular interpretation of the music of Blackstar, Bowie’s final musical masterpiece, which was released two days before his untimely death.

VIDEO: Andrew Levitt (aka Nina West) Is Hitting the Road Again in HAIRSPRAY
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - September 3, 2022

Watch as RuPaul's Drag Race star Nina West checks in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to chat about returning to the touring production of Hairspray and so much more!

VIDEO: Patti Murin Gets Ready for Her Solo Return to 54 Below
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - August 28, 2022

For the first time in forever eight years, Broadway favorite Patti Murin is hitting the stage at 54 Below for a night of music, laughter, and (potentially irreverent) stories that is sure to brighten your Labor Day weekend. Watch this video as Patti checks in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to tell us all about the show, her special guests, what made the set list, and so much more!

VIDEO: Tony-Winning Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt Talks New Book- TRANSFORMING SPACE OVER TIME
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - August 27, 2022

Beowulf Boritt has enjoyed a twenty-five-year career in the theater and has designed more than 450 shows in New York (among them twenty-five on Broadway and more than one hundred Off Broadway), across the United States, and internationally. Now, he is a published author with his new release from Applause Books, Transforming Space Over Time. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge just checked in with Beowulf to chat about the new book and you can watch the full interview in the video below!

VIDEO: Worlds Collide with Two Stars of DEAR EVAN HANSEN- Meet Stephen Christopher Anthony & Sam Tutty
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - August 24, 2022

Before both productions of Dear Evan Hansen take their final bows, BroadwayWorld is catching up with not one, but two Evans- Stephen Christopher Anthony, who currently plays the role on Broadway, and Sam Tutty, who stars as Evan in the West End. Watch as both reflect on their journeys to the role, reflect on the musical's incredible legacy, and so much more in this video.

VIDEO: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Celebrate 20 Years of HAIRSPRAY
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - August 15, 2022

In the latest installment of Backstage with Richard rIdge, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman reminisce about Hairspray's road to the stage, chat about the musical's legacy, and share tidbits on their latest Broadway-bound project, Some Like It Hot.

VIDEO: Arielle Jacobs and Jake David Smith on Their Fairytale Experience in BETWEEN THE LINES
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - August 2, 2022

A new musical is enchating audiences off-Broadway! Between the Lines, based on the novel by international bestselling author Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer, is now in performances at the Second Stage's Tony Kiser Theater. In this video, watch as Arielle Jacobs and Jake David Smith check in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to chat about their histories with the show, finally bringing it to life onstage, and so much more!

VIDEO: T. Oliver Reid Talks Taking Over as HADESTOWN's New Hermes
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - July 21, 2022

A new man is singin' a sad song on the road to hell. Just last month, original Broadway cast member T. Oliver Reid officially took over the role of Hermes in Hadestown on Broadway. Watch this video as he checks in straight from his Hadestown dressing room to chat about everything from his rise to the role to what's new with BTC and so much more.

VIDEO: Kate Reinders Teases a New Season of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - July 26, 2022

Summer is here and all good theatre kids are at theatre camp! In the new season of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premieres July 27 on Disney+, the Wildcats head to Camp Shallow Lake. Watch this video as Watch below as Kate Reinders chats with Richard Ridge about what's in store for Miss Jenn this season!

VIDEO: Alex Lawther Talks Taking on HAMLET at the Park Avenue Armory
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - July 12, 2022

Stage and screen star Alex Lawther stars in Hamlet at the Park Avenue Armory and he is telling BroadwayWorld all about playing the iconic role, the tricks of taking on Shakespeare, and so much more. Watch the full video!

VIDEO: Rupert Holmes Opens Up About the Nutty Journey of THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - July 10, 2022

Things are about to get nutty in Maine! Ogunquit Playhouse is presenting the musical adaptation of the beloved film comedy The Nutty Professor. Watch as Holmes checks in with

VIDEO: Meet the HADESTOWN Tour's New Orpheus- Chibueze Ihuoma
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 26, 2022

There's a new Orpheus coming to a town near you! Chibueze Ihuoma, previously an understudy in the national tour of Hadestown, just officially took over the role during its residence in San Francisco. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge is chatting with Ihuoma about how he got the part, what his Orpheus is like, and so much more!

VIDEO: Brian Stokes Mitchell is Sharing 'Songs and Stories' on Backstage Live!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 16, 2022

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will return to Feinstein's/54 Below from June 20-25 for his show, Songs and Stories, as part of the Diamond Series. Watch as he chats with BroadwayWorld about what to expect from shows and discusses recent changes at the newly minted Entertainment Community Fund, for which he serves as Chairman. 

VIDEO: Jade Anouka Is Bringing HEART to New York City
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 20, 2022

Directed by Ola Ince, the world premiere production on Heart began performances on July 9 with an official opening set for Sunday, July 17 at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Audible's creative home for live performances in New York. BroadwayWorld is checking in with Jade Anouka ahead of opening night!

VIDEO: Meet MOULIIN ROUGE!'s New Stars- Derek Klena & Ashley Loren!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - June 3, 2022

Richard Ridge catches up with Moulin Rouge!'s newest stars Ashley Loren and Derek Klena, as they discuss what it's been like sharing the stage with one another, what they remember from their first performances as Satine and Christian, and much more!

VIDEO: Alfie Allen Talks HANGMEN, McDonagh & More on Backstage with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - May 5, 2022

Hangmen got a second chance at Broadway after it was forced to shutter while still in previews back in 2020. Now it's back, and this time around, Alfie Allen joins the company as the mysterious Mooney in Martin McDonagh's new comedy.

VIDEO: From Schitt's Creek to Big Cherry- Meet THE MINUTES Star Noah Reid
by Nicole Rosky - May 4, 2022

Watch a new interview with Noah Reid where he talks all about his theatrical past, the thrill of making his Broadway debut & more. Television fans know and love him already as 'Patrick' from the smash hit Schitt's Creek. This season, Broadway audiences are loving Noah Reid all the more as the curious 'Mr. Peel' in Tracy Letts' The Minutes.

VIDEO: Sam Scalamoni and Danny Gardner Talk New Musical, A THOUSAND FACES on Backstage with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - April 21, 2022

Watch as Richard Ridge catches up with the director and star of The Encore Musical Theatre Company's world premiere of A Thousand Faces: The Lon Chaney Musical- Sam Scalamoni and Danny Gardner.

VIDEO: Kate Bergstrom Talks THE 39 STEPS on Backstage with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - April 5, 2022

Watch as Richard Ridge catches up with the director of the Repertory Theatre of St Louis' The 39 Steps, Kate Bergstrom.

VIDEO: Richard Thomas and Jacqueline Williams Get Ready to Take TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD on the Road
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 26, 2022

Watch as Richard Ridge catches up with two of the stars of the To Kill a Mockingbird national tour, Richard Thomas and Jacqueline Williams.

VIDEO: Betty Buckley Talks BETTY BUCKLEY SINGS STEPHEN SONDHEIM and More with Richard Ridge
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2022

Today Tony Award-winning stage icon Betty Buckley sat down with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to for a chat about the release of her latest album, Betty Buckley Sings Stephen Sondheim!

VIDEO: Meet MOULIN ROUGE's Newest Star, Jessica Lee Goldyn, on Backstage with Richard Ridge
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 20, 2022

Watch as Richard Ridge catches up with Moulin Rouge! The Musical's new dancing diva, Jessica Lee Goldyn.


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